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June 09, 2006 Friday Jumadi-ul-Awwal 12, 1427 Birthday boy Klose opens up day of hope for Germany MUNICH, June 8: Germany striker Miroslav Klose will celebrate his 28th birthday in front of a 65,000-Munich crowd and hundreds of millions of TV viewers when the hosts get the 2006 World Cup started against Costa Rica on Friday.... World Cup fever grips football-mad Asia HONG KONG, June 8: Bookmakers, bars and restaurants across football-mad Asia are preparing for a bonanza month as hundreds of millions of fans count down the hours to the World Cup kick-off on Friday.... Poland wish for revival against Ecuador GELSENKIRCHEN, June 8: Poland plan a 1970s revival in Friday''s World Cup Group ‘A’ clash with Ecuador as they bid to bring their South American opponents down to earth.... Sigh of relief for England as Rooney resumes training BUHLERTAL, June 8: A smiling Wayne Rooney resumed training at England''s base camp in southern Germany on Thursday, giving the side a huge boost ahead of their World Cup campaign.... French in shock as Cisse breaks leg ST ETIENNE (France), June 8: Just when David Trezeguet opened the scoring in France''s final World Cup warm-up game, Djibril Cisse was passing behind the goal on a stretcher.... Algeria cuts cost of decoder cards ALGIERS, June 8: Algeria will subsidise the price of satellite TV decoder cards for World Cup soccer fans amid fears that state terrestrial television coverage will be restricted to excerpts, official media said on Thursday.... Minute’s silence to precede opening tie MUNICH, June 8: A minute''s silence in memory of football figures who have died in the past year will be held before Friday''s opening World Cup match between Germany and Costa Rica in Munich.... 1.5bn to watch opener on TV BERLIN, June 8: Some 1.5 billion people worldwide are expected to watch Germany face Costa Rica on television at the opening match of football''s World Cup, German public broadcaster ZDF said on Thursday.... Shahid Nazir replaces Shoaib for England tour: Misbah named ‘A’ team skipper LAHORE, June 8: In a surprise change of events, the national cricket selectors named medium pacer Shahid Nazir in the 16-member Pakistan squad for the forthcoming tour of England as a replacement for the injured fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.... Kuznetsova, Henin to clash in final PARIS, June 8: Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne overcame Belgian compatriot Kim Clijsters 6-3, 6-2 to reach the final of the French Open on Thursday.... Mexican keeper flies home after father''s death GOTTINGEN, June 8: The Mexican Football Federation on Thursday said keeper Oswaldo Sanchez would fly back home briefly following the heart attack death of his father Felipe.... Champions raise Cup ambiance to fever pitch OFFENBACH, June 8: Brazil raised the World Cup ambiance to fever pitch as they brought out the crowds in this southern city, some 25,000 people turning up for Thursday''s training session just for a glimpse of the five-times champions.... Shoaib targets Headingley comeback LAHORE, June 8: Shoaib Akhtar, the world''s fastest bowler has set his sights on regaining full fitness in time for third Test against England at Headingley, starting on Aug 4.... Strauss to lead as Flintoff misses ODIs LONDON, June 8: Andrew Strauss will take over from Andrew Flintoff as England captain for the upcoming one-day matches against Ireland and Sri Lanka, it was announced on Thursday.... Navy lift national boxing title KARACHI, June 8: Hosts Pakistan Navy won five gold medals to lift the national boxing championship title at Naval Physical Training and Sports Centre on Sunday.... Saqlain and Ghazanfar included in final squad KARACHI, June 8: Pakistan hockey selectors ignored their own set of criteria when they inducted Mohammad Saqlain and Ghazanfar Ali in the final 18-member Azlan Shah Cup squad, despite the pair... Pollock may miss first Lankan Test JOHANNESBURG, June 8: Shaun Pollock could miss South Africa''s first Test in Sri Lanka to attend the birth of his second child.... Contrasting victories in school cricket KARACHI, June 8: Zahoor GBSS and New Oxford School stormed into the semifinals of the PCB Inter school Karachi region cricket tournament after contrasting victories on Wednesday.... Coaching camp inaugurated KARACHI, June 8: Mushtaq Mohammad, the former Pakistan captain, has called for grooming of young cricketers at grassroots level. Mushtaq, while inaugurating the Aga Khan University (AKU) Sports Centre summer coaching... National ranking weightlifting from 24th LAHORE, June 8: National Ranking weightlifting tournament will be held from June 24 at Jinnah Sports Complex Islamabad.... Rana Naved bags award LONDON, June 8: Rana Navedul Hasan could have played himself into Pakistan''s squad for their upcoming tour of England after picking up a player-of-the-month award for his performances for Sussex in the county championship.... Another setback for Jones LONDON, June 8: England fast bowler Simon Jones is expected to miss next winter''s Ashes in Australia after undergoing surgery on his knee.... Irish squad for England tie BELFAST, June 8: Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan is among Ireland''s 12-man squad for their first ever full One-day International against England on Tuesday.... Pakistan win LAHORE, June 8: Pakistan beat Guam 27-22 points in three-nation rugby tournament in Philippines, according to information received on Thursday....

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